a Traveling Exhibition of large format color photographs documenting the largest contemporary land art project ever undertaken by an artist entitled Rhythms of Life
- *62 - color photographs 30"X40" unframed on foam core with velcro mountings
- One DVD - 7/3.5min episodes looped with construction sequences in 7 countries
- Introduction Panel on foam core - vertical approximately 40"X30"
- Individual labels for each country and photograph on foam core
- Wall hanging illustration with thumbnails of photographs
These contents are currently packed in two museum crates for touring the USA
*Note: there are a total of 107 photographs available upon request
FEE: VARIABLE based on square footage. Can be waived for eligible venues.
About Rhythms of Life Land Art Project
47 large scale stone structures/geoglyphs.
The creation has involved over 6,700 people ....
in 13 countries, across 7 continents ....
spanning a period of 13 years.
These connected drawings on the surface of the Earth refer to the physical building blocks of history and civilization, while addressing the interconnection of humanity throughout time and space.
A unique undertaking, these drawings on the earth have been photographed by specifically commissioned satellites from a distance of between 280-480 miles above Earth, revealing the structures as specks in space and a moment in time.
The largest contemporary land art undertaking in the world including structures in exotic and disparate locations including deserts, fjords, gorges, national parks and altiplano.
Rhythms of Life forms a chain of 47 stone sculptures, or geoglyphs, positioned at 14 sites around the world. Constructed of earth and rocks, and following the contours of the natural landscape, Rogers' land sculptures each measure up to 430,000 square feet in area, and range in height from three to 14 feet. Designed in conjunction with selected architects and a team of local workers, the structures refer to the physical building blocks of history and civilization, while addressing the cycle of life and the interconnection of humanity throughout time and space.
Rogers began the project in Israel’s Arava Desert in 1998 and has since created artworks on seven continents: in Israel, Chile, Bolivia, Sri Lanka, Australia, Iceland, China, India, Turkey, Nepal, Slovakia, the United States, Kenya and Antarctica. At each site, the project is initiated with a celebration that draws on local customs, such as traditional dancing and singing in China, sharing of wine and coca in Chile or the sacrifice of a llama in Bolivia. To create the land sculptures, Rogers and his crews battle the elements, including freezing snow in Iceland, 110-degree heat in an Israeli desert and altitude of 14,000 feet in the Bolivian Andes.
Photographs documenting the project taken by the artist from 400 feet aloft in hot air balloons and helicopters, and also taken from satellite 480 miles above ground, are currently available for exhibition to venues within the United States. 97 of these large scale photographs were first shown in the USA in 2009 at White Box in New York City, curated by Lilly Wei entitled Andrew Rogers: Odyssey and Sitings (1998-2008). And more recently, 62 of photographs were on view at 18th Street Art Center in Santa Monica, California for the exhibition Andrew Rogers: Time and Space. These are the only two exhibitions of Rogers' work in the USA so far, except for his participation in Art Basel Miami in 2010.
Previous Exhibitions of Land Art Photographs
2011: Scope Basel, Switzerland (selection)
2011: 18th Street Arts Centre, Santa Monica, USA
2010: Scope Basel, Switzerland (selection)
2010: Art Basel Miami, USA (selection)
2009: White Box Galleries, New York, USA
2007: Propad, Slovakia
2007: Akureyri Art Museum, Iceland
2005: Victorian Arts Centre, Melbourne Australia
Andrew Rogers' works are included in private and public collections throughout Australia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Rhythms of Life has been his most ambitious project to date. In 2010 Rogers was nominated for the International Prix Pictet Photographic Award.
Education Monash University, Victoria, Australia
Resides Melbourne, Australia
Artist Statement on Rhythms of Life
A purpose of the Rhythms of Life Land Art structures is to establish consecrated space. The structures denote the separation from the ordinary and provide contemplative settings.
It is a group of structures in time that weave together our conduct and thoughts with the environment.
The process of building structures establishes communal distinctions and linkages. These structures enlarge a limited definition of “ruins” by taking the ruins into the domain of speculation. The ruins have been initiated with ceremonies and act as a catalyst for reflection within their special space. There is blurring of the physical and conceptual boundaries between structure and environment, and exploring the search for heritage.
This is an open ended conversation, which everyone is invited to take part.
For more information please contact Patricia Watts at tricia@ecoartspace.org
